Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-02
Bismarck's Child-Daughter
Tells an Effective Story.
Witnesses for the Defense Begin in
the Haddook Murder Trial.

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ALBERT KoscnNIsKI, ALIAS "BIsMARcK."
The night OF the murder o ii
O'Clock I went home. I did not stop at
the shop of Adolph Metz on the norm
Ing OF August 4, and say that did not
tell them that l did not go home the
night before, nor that | Was drunk and
slept out OF doors most OF the night. l
know Oscar Bird we'll. i think l saw him
on he night OF the murder at the cor
nsr OF Douglas and Fourth streets. /
might have been q little drunk, but /
wal not really drunk. l didn't after
Mr. Metz and wake the family mp and
down on the porch there and sleep an
hour. moi thsn wake them mp again and
ask to be let In again. Nobody told
me to 60 away from there. I was not
there. I don't know about being there
that night. Mr.. Taylor, one OF the law
gers for the state, was present when my
Measure was taken Tor my clothes. MI.
Taylor and Mr.. Swan were present. /
saw Granda the next day. / did not
ask him il he knew who killed Haddock.
/ didn't tell him that George Treiber
said that he [Granda1 killed Haddock.
GrandR didn't say that, il Treiber said
that, he GRANADA would make him prove
it.
MINNIE KoscHNIsKI.
Albert Kosohniski il my father. I will
be 10 on the 18th Of ,June. { have been
ia Sioux Otty five DAYS this last time.
game from San Francisc0. NV mamma
and my sisters cane with me-. We went
to Dea Moines and from there to sioux
City. I know John Arensdors and Hen
~ Petets. / remember when Mr.. Had
dock was killed. ( don't remember inst
when my father went away. / saw
Arensdorf after father went away. /
carried q letter from my mamma TO Mr..
Arensdorf. He was on the bridge. on
Fourth street. told him NV
wanted him 10 cona no. 10 onr hnaae
right off. He SAID he wonld5 He dia
come 10 the house-in abont ten
minutes. Mamma asked him about eell.
ing the house. She said sha wanted 10
% 10 San Franeisco. Mn. Arenedorf
aaid ia would take a little time Longer
and that there was too much excitement.
She sad she didnT want to wait any
longer. because nv papa was sick and
she wanted to 30 10 San Francisoo. Nh.
Arersdors said il would be- arranged iii
right. The next sunday Mr. Arensdorf
came ii 10 my house. Mamma said she
d,da,t want 10 wait any Iongar. Nv nana
was siek. He said he wonld fir avery,
thing for nv by the NEXT morn
ing. He asked IN aha wonId not asIl tha
house Tess than $500. She said abs
would not. Then he said: aAU riohA
-TH bny IL, We aoJd tha iurnitma fha
NEXT day. Monday. An ernrnsa came
and ont the trnnka. 7 want and oot tho
express. Mr.. Aransanrf did mt sand tho
exnresa he had nrorniaad. Tha trnrLs
were taken Ia tba M,lwauksa hnraa
Paul Leader kent the honaa. I saw Mr.
Arensdorf when we went hi Che M,Iwnn.
Zee housa that day. Panl T,aadar and
& Mr.arensdorf came into nv mamna,
room. Mamma asked Mr.. Arenadorf "a,
the money for ours houaa
She told MIN sha had NOT cot tha nav
tor the furniture. She said aha had .
note In the hank from Matt Franniscns
Paul Leader asked her nov mnnh The
note was for. and she said $50. I,eada,
gave her the money. and she s;one5 he,
name. Mr.. Arensdorf rave mamma so5c
and told her to Isll Dana II aryhndy
asked him about ii that he should know
nothinppWe started naxt day I,hn,sday
and Paul Leader went with m 70 Cann.
oil Bluffs. From Oouncil 1laffs we went
to San Franeieoo.
The defense moved to strike ont NIL
conversations with Leader moi in the
presence of A~rensdorf. The court re-
piled that he didn't know Of any snch
congregations ID the witness testi-
mony,
Cross examination by defense. W.
came here last Saturday, myself. nv
aud the babies. We went TO the
st. ElMo hotel. We've been there ever
since. I saw MI. O.Connell at the hotel,
Mr.. O'ConnelI has talked with as q cood
many timer about what we should saw IN
court. / have told it here in oourt the
way he told me. 1T was on Friday that
L carried the letter to Mr.. Arensdorf. j
don't remember the month. ID was IN
1888. I know. II was $3.50 that Arans-
dorf paid nv at the M,lwankee
house. I didn't count the money, MI.
Arensdorf said it was So. so. TIE money
wet 10 cold. and paper
Q-Do o know how the O was
reduced from $500 10 $3.50. A-Thers
was $50 owed on the lot.
Witness, continuing: MY mother told
me so. She told me before Arensdorf
bought the house. O'Connell talked to
me yesterday. We stayed eight days at
Des Moines. don't know the name of
ene place Wnete We ssopped. NY mann
na WenS 70 see she governor. NOBODY
e Leg MONIES anne 20 tsik 70 my mann
I n - vas 2 nptei 6here we stopped In
Dos loincs q man net US . omana
.ua q VAIN US 70 Les Moines. We
JUST got on the Train Rnd went to Les